Improvement in wooden trunks



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" noemen, w. F. DoeeETT, AND s. M. BURR, or ooLUMWBUss-onro.

" `IMPIROVEMIEII'T IN WOODEN' TRNKS.

'l'he` Schedule referred to `in these Letters Patent and making part; of the saune.

f To all whom fit may cone'i:

Be it known that we, D. J. CLARK, W. F. DOG-- GETT, and S. M, BURR, of Columbus, in the' county of Franklimand in the State'of Ohio,lhave invented certain new and usefulplmprovements in Wooden Trunks; and do hereby deolare that the` following is i s a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference s being had to the `armompanying drawings, and to the `letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification. s

.l The nature of our invention oonsistsin the con- .d sti-notion of trunks of bent wood, in such a manner `that the sides and top are of one piece, and .the ends andbottom of another. 1 i l i In orderto enable others skilled in the artto which our invention appjertains, to make and use the same,

, nwewillnow proceed to describe its construction and s operation, referringfto the annexed drawings, in

whichj x Figure 11 is a perspective View, and Figure, a side elevation.

i A `ieee of wood, A,of any desired sine,`isexposed i `tothe action of steam, or by any other suitable means,

so thatit can be bent, as shown in the drawing,"forn1 y ing the sides-that is, the front and back-Land the top of .a truuk.` Another `piece of wood, B, is then `bent in a similar manner, so as to form the ends and bottom, and the two pieces then fastened together, in

Vproper position, by any suitable means.-

. The trunk thus formed is `sawed in two, so as to the trunk is to be sawed, and divide said band with the saw 4at the'same time as the trunk is divided; or a band may be attached to the lid, and extend below the joint, sol as to completely cover the 'same when the trunk is closed, in'whioh oase said band will have. to be narrowed or out oif at the hack, as seen in fig.

2, to allow the trunk to be opened.

bHaving thus fully described our invention, .What we claimY as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I A trunk .formed of twov pieces of bent wood, one piece forming the top and sides, and `therother the bottom and ends, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, thisth day of September, 1,869.' d

D. J. CLARK. s [L s.]

W. F. DOGGETT. [L. s.]

S. BURR. [1.. s.] Witnesses:

T. O. BAUER, TOM. J. MARTIN. 

